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bestendigen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • perpetuate verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.

Senses

bestendigen is used for these senses in English:

  • perpetuate (transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.

perpetuate — full definition

  1. verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.
  2. verb To preserve something so it is not forgotten.

Related German words